Sean Corbett

Performance Alignment

  • Listening to individuals and groups to understand what is missing
    I create the conditions for partners and employees to perform at higher levels than they knew they were capable of.
  • Leadership from trust and authenticity
    I lead from my strengths with awareness of my weaknesses - people around me have less emotional overhead and are inspired by what we are accomplishing.
  • Designing software experiences that satisfy people's needs
    I am focused on the product, holistically. My teams find solutions that cost less and are more effective than what might be obvious.

Cultural Alignment

  • Foundation of communication
    My first response is to communicate, aligning me with "ask" culture - which can cause confusion for people who align with "guess" culture.
  • People orientation
    I'm in it for the good of the team, the company, and the world - I have caused confusion for people who focus on individual outcomes.
  • Innovation: experimentation and risk-taking
    Learning and creating are primary drivers for me. I'd rather play the long game on a big scale than the short game.

Technology

Skills

Leadership, management, product development, UI/UX, data analysis, data visualization, design patterns, machine learning, user research.

Languages

JavaScript, HTML/CSS, SQL, Ruby, Matlab.

Front End

ReactJS, Svelte, Stimulus, CSS (+other JavaScript frameworks, +Tailwind CSS, preprocessors).

Back End

AWS (EB, RDS, EC2), Azure, Rails framework, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Solr, Redis, Elasticsearch.

Experience

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Science in Engineering

2005
Systems and General Engineering, Concentration in Machine Learning applications in Robotic Control systems
2005
Jerry Sanders Robotic Design Competition - team leader of 20 person engineering team
2004/5
Dean's list

Techstars Accelerator

2009
Have My Shift, Techstars Boston
2011
Connected Techstars with the Chicago startup community impacting the creation of Excelerate Labs and Techstars Chicago
2011
Contributor: Get It Out There. Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup

Second City Chicago

2012
Levels A-E
2013
Improv and sketch performances at local theatres

Landmark Worldwide Personal development and coaching

2009
Curriculum for living
2017
Self Expression and Leadership Program coach

Community